Blog Assignment Topic 8

Critical Reflection 1

What kind of culture influences through technology can you see from today’s world?

It is obvious that the culture influence technology. For example, the TV culture. In the old days, watching TV is one of the most major entertainment but now, the TV culture is already over. Nobody sits all day in front of the TV just to make sure they don't miss their favorite TV program. We can just go online and either watch it streaming or just download it. It is possible for you to download the any episode or any season which has being aired years ago.

Nowadays, we don't write letters anymore. It has been replaced by instant messaging or email. People does not go out and makes friends with others anymore. They can just easily log in to facebook or myspace and there are tons of "friends" in their friend list. Anyhow, this isn't something that we should be proud of because this will cause us to have a not very good communication skill that may affect our future.


Critical Reflection 2

Is there a possibility to reshape the (new) culture today via new technology. How?

New technology definitely has the ability to reshape the culture. It's like something that happens every now and then. Every time some new technology was released, people will rush and get it and later adapt to it and indirectly, a new culture is formed. For instant, the Iphone; just like the video shown to us in class, every new student that enter the university get an Iphone. The Iphone has tons of function such as signing attendance, online lecture, campus map and many more. A new culture is shaped in the university and slowly became a habit of the students. Once you take the Iphones away from the students, they will be clueless.